Page 27 of All Stars Fall
I needed someone to physically move my chin back up, because while my brain was firing and telling me that it was time to close my mouth—it still refused to do it.
“Uncle Drew!” Bella went running.
I nearly died of shock when Drew knelt down, picked up Bella into his arms, and swung her around. Tattoos took up every inch of space down both arms, his ears were pierced, and I’m pretty sure he had a stud in his nose. He was beautiful, massive, and in the living room just, breathing in the same air.
Trevor laughed. “She’s missed you.”
“Everyone misses me.” Drew barked out a laugh. “All right, Bells, I gotta go record some music with your dad, but I’ll see you later at the barbecue, okay?”
“Okay!” She kissed his cheek and then patted where she kissed, her face lit up. “Oh, does that mean that Penny gets to come?”
“Did you get a cat?” Drew laughed as his eyes searched the room and then fell on me. His eyebrows rose straight up his forehead as he looked between me and Trevor. Bella ran full speed toward me, and I had no choice but to pick her up and let her little arms strangle me to death while both gorgeous men watched.
“Apparently that’s my cue.” I let out a weak laugh. “I would be the cat though I’m more like the nanny and I’d like to think that watching me in a cat video would be the opposite of entertaining. You know, since I don’t have an obsession with goldfish and needing to be petted.”
Too far. I just went too far, didn’t I?
“You’re funny.” Bella squeezed me harder. “Can we play Barbies today?”
“Absolutely! Should we dress Eric up as Ken?”
“I WILL NOT!” Eric yelled, earning another laugh from us.
And Drew still stared.
Trevor cleared his throat… obviously, so obviously I wanted to die.
“Sorry.” Drew took two steps toward me. “You’re just not the vision that comes to mind when someone says nanny.”
“Because I’m young?” I asked honestly.
“Because you’re hot.” He winked.
“And that’s our cue.” Trevor shoved Drew toward the door, only to have Drew poke his head back in.
“Number?” he called.
“Off limits,” Trevor said in an annoyed voice.
“Name?” Drew kept trying and Trevor kept shoving.
I rolled my eyes and hugged Bella tighter. “Sorry. I don’t give my name or number to strangers, right, Bella?”
“Stranger danger nine-one-one!” she shouted.
“Taught her that yesterday.” I grinned and returned his wink.
It was Trevor’s turn to poke his head around the corner of the door frame as he tried to shove Drew backwards. “Remind me to give you a raise.”
“Oh, I will,” I joked. “Go make music!”
“You should—” Drew sputtered as Trevor stepped in front of him, shutting down his attempt to linger by body blocking him out the door. “Son of a bitch!”
“Children!” Trevor shouted.
“Fine, fine, bye, sexy nanny, bye, beautiful Bella, later boys!” Drew yelled before the door slammed and I was left alone with all the kids.
Bella patted my cheeks with her chubby hands. “Your face is red.”
